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South Wales Constabulary

South Wales Police
Heddlu De Cymru
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Logo of the South Wales Police
Agency overview
Formed 1969
Annual budget

£249M

2012-13
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction* Police area of Bridgend, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea and Vale of Glamorgan unitary authority areas, UK
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South Wales Police operations area
Size 2,074 km²
Population 1,227,200
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Bridgend
Police Constables

2,862 (of which 99 are Special Constables)

Police Community Support Officers 400
Police and Crime Commissioner responsible Alun Michael,(L)
Agency executive Peter Vaughan, Chief Constable
Divisions

4 °Eastern °Western °Central

°Northern
Facilities
Stations 43
Total vehicles 773
Boats ---
Helicopters ---
police dogs ---
Website
www.south-wales.police.uk
Footnotes
* Police area agency: Prescribed geographic area in the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

£249M

2,862 (of which 99 are Special Constables)

4 °Eastern °Western °Central

South Wales Police (Welsh: Heddlu De Cymru) is one of the four territorial police forces in Wales. Its headquarters is based in Bridgend.

It covers the historic county of Glamorgan, including Wales' capital city, Cardiff, as well as Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, Swansea, and the western South Wales Valleys, it is the largest police force in Wales in terms of population, and the seventh largest in the UK.

In February 2014, SWP introduced a requirement that anyone wishing to become a police constable first studies for the certificate in knowledge of policing before applying for the role. SWP is the first force in Wales, and only a handful in the UK to introduce this.

South Wales Police employ 2,862 sworn officers.

In recent years, special constables have not been recruited although about 100 remain throughout the force. There was a recruitment drive for specials in June 2014.

South Wales Police employ 400 unsworn PCSOs who are posted throughout the force area. They are mostly funded by the Welsh government.

Approximately 1,631 support staff are employed by the force. Their roles vary widely from call handlers to crime scene investigators.

Police Support Volunteers are used to support police officers. South Wales Police currently have 285 Police Support Volunteers which is their maximum capacity.

The force was formed as South Wales Constabulary (the name was changed in 1996) on 1 June 1969 by the amalgamation of the former Glamorgan Constabulary, Cardiff City Police, Swansea Borough Police and Merthyr Tydfil Borough Police. In 1974, with the re-organisation of local government, the force's area was expanded to cover the newly created Mid Glamorgan, South Glamorgan and West Glamorgan.


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